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"Am I Blue?" is a 1929 song composed by Harry Akst (music) and Grant Clarke (lyrics), [1] then featured in four films that year, most notably with Ethel Waters in the movie On with the Show .[ citation needed ] [lower-alpha 1] It has appeared in 42 movies,[ citation needed ] most recently Funny Lady , The Cotton Club and Downton Abbey: A New Era , and has become a standard covered by numerous artists. As a work from 1929 with its copyright renewed it will enter the public domain on January 1, 2025. [lower-alpha 2]

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Eddie Cochran version

"Am I Blue"
Single by Eddie Cochran
A-side "Drive In Show"
Released 1957
RecordedMay–August 1957, Gold Star Studios
Genre Rockabilly
Label Liberty 55087
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Simon Jackson
Eddie Cochran singles chronology
"One Kiss"
(1957)
"Am I Blue"
(1957)
"Twenty Flight Rock"
(1957)

Eddie Cochran, an early performer of rock and roll music, also recorded his version of "Am I Blue" sometime between May and August 1957. It was released on the B-side of Liberty Records single 55087. The A-side was "Drive In Show" which rose to number 82 on the Billboard charts.

Personnel used in the recording session:

Cher version

"Am I Blue?"
Cher am i blue.jpg
Single by Cher
from the album Bittersweet White Light
B-side "How Long Has This Been Going On"
Released1973
Recorded1973
Genre Pop
Length3:47
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Clarke, Akst
Producer(s)
Cher singles chronology
"Don't Hide Your Love"
(1973)
"Am I Blue?"
(1973)
"Half-Breed"
(1973)

American singer-actress Cher recorded and released "Am I Blue" in 1973. It was released as the first and only single from her album of standards, Bittersweet White Light. It missed the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Other versions

Notes

  1. Ethel Waters' 1929 single "Am I Blue?" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007.
  2. Numerous renewals in the 1956 catalogs including R1708l4

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